What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 29th, 2024, at approximately 1023 eastern standard time (EST), an experimental Lancair 360 was involved in a propeller strike incident at the Allegheny County Airport (kagc). The 14 c.f.r part 91 flight was conducted by a certificated airline transport pilot. The aircraft departed bradford county airport (N27) at 0848 EST, enroute to the Allegheny County Airport (kagc), arriving at 1023 EST. The PIC stated that he did not notice that the propeller struck the ground during the landing. The PIC noticed the damage to the propeller when he exited the aircraft at the privacy data omittedramp. The PIC stated that the nose of the aircraft seems lower than usual after landing on runway 10. The PIC further stated that the Lancair 360 is very sensitive in pitch and at landing speed can generate a fair amount of nose down force with forward stick but was unaware that simply applying forward stick after landing would cause the propeller to strike the ground. The PIC was not injured in the incident.
A post incident inspection of the aircraft identified the following:
• The propeller had rotational damage to each of the 3 propeller blades, at the blade tips, approximately 3 inches in length. Each propeller blade was “q-tipped”
• The nose strut had approximately 6 inches of chrome piston showing and appeared to be operating normally. No fluid leaks from the nose strut were noted.
• No visual damage noted to the rest of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1023 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), AN EXPERIMENTAL LANCAIR 360 WAS INVOLVED IN A PROPELLER STRIKE INCIDENT AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (KAGC). THE 14 C.F.R PART 91 FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY A CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BRADFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (N27) AT 0848 EST, ENROUTE TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (KAGC), ARRIVING AT 1023 EST. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE LANDING. THE PIC NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WHEN HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^RAMP. THE PIC STATED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SEEMS LOWER THAN USUAL AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 10. THE PIC FURTHER STATED THAT THE LANCAIR 360 IS VERY SENSITIVE IN PITCH AND AT LANDING SPEED CAN GENERATE A FAIR AMOUNT OF NOSE DOWN FORCE WITH FORWARD STICK BUT WAS UNAWARE THAT SIMPLY APPLYING FORWARD STICK AFTER LANDING WOULD CAUSE THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED IN THE INCIDENT.
A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING:
• THE PROPELLER HAD ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO EACH OF THE 3 PROPELLER BLADES, AT THE BLADE TIPS, APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN LENGTH. EACH PROPELLER BLADE WAS “Q-TIPPED”
• THE NOSE STRUT HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF CHROME PISTON SHOWING AND APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. NO FLUID LEAKS FROM THE NOSE STRUT WERE NOTED.
• NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED TO THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT.